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OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.


lho lOhoWing cOmmuniLlOn mas Dcen re-
ceived from the management OF the Skowhe-
gan club In answer to the challenge issued by
the Presumpscots Of Cumberland Mills.
Tothe Base Ban Editor Of the Press
We notice an article In the Press, also a ehai-
right 70 the amateur championship, aud want 70
know from whom we have won It. We have won
i by defeating all the best amateur cuts in the
State. We would ask on what grounds they make
any claim TO It and who they have defeated out
side OF Cumberland County. The article says the
Presumpseots have been trying TO arrange series
championship. The hrst we heard Of IL was
Monday, september 20, when a telegram came 70
one oi the PLAYERS on our team, not 70 the club.
IL reads: "Presumpscots will play Skowhegans
three games for the championship OF the State.
First game here Thursday. wnl arrange time
that was sent was: I'VE have won the champion
ship. Can't play all winter. We disband october
LIST; Dates iuli; rresumpscots would not play
late In the season. We would have been glad TO
have played them at the State Fair or previously.
since the first Of September II they had any elalm
TO it they should have made IL known before we
disbanded. Every one knows that the base bali
everywhere else. We will submit our record for
the season of 1887 to the public and they can
titled to the championship. We think three
games would decide the merits OF the two clubs
contesting, but ought not TO decide the champion
games each club have won IL the Presumpscots
have won as many games as we have this season
then a series of three or fve games would decide
the championship. Now as many would like 10
know which Is the better club, we will extend this
invitation to the Presumpseots OF Cumberland
Mills: To come here October and aud play two
games one Friday afternoon and on Saturday az
ternoon and we will pay the car fares and hotel
bills for ten men, each club to play the same men
that they have played regularly Tor the last two
months. Per Order,
SKowHEcAN BASE BALL ASSOCIATION.
Skowhegan. Sept. 81, 1887.
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be stated at IL o'clock Wednesday, and II so
ordered, the vote shall be taken on its pas
factitious opposition from either side to the
amendments offered.
The House, at $50, adjourned, and the
dead lock was broken. The consideration Of
various amendments win begin Tuesday. IL
is believed that all can be disposed Of by ii
a. m, Wednesday.
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Ralded the RunseIIers.

PEMBROKE, N. H., Sept. 29.-Eleazer
Baker, one of the most wealthy citizens OF
Pembroke; went to Concord, Yesterday, and a
Martin, two complaints against each Of nine
liquor sellers in Suncook, and search war.
rants were issued. This morning Deputy
Sheriff b. X. Tucker went down and found
spirituous and malt liquors in each saloon
broke police court. The raid has created
great excitement there.
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JOLLY PATRIARchs.
Bright Uniforms Of Massachusetts
Odd Fellows Militant Seen In
Maine.

BATH, Sept. 29.-Grand Canton Lucerne,
Patriarchs Militant, of Lynn. accompanied
by the Lynn Brass Band, visited this city
today, and were the guests of Canton King.
Gen. FL. M. Sprague and staff. First Regi-
ment Patriarchs Militant of Maine, were
also present, as well as prominent Patriarchs
from Bangor, Portland, Gardiner, Augusta,
Rockland, Brunswick and Lewiston.
The Lewiston Brigade Band arrived on the
noon train. Gen. Sprague and staff and
Grand Canton Lucerne arrived on the 2.25
p. m. train. There were upwards of two
hundred men arrayed in the beautiful Can
ton uniform. The visitors were escorted to
the Sagadahoc House.
At $50 lines were formed on Front street,
opposite the Sagadahoc House, in the follow
ing order:
Platoon of Police
Lewiston Brigade Band.25 pieces-Prof. Payne,
leader.
Canton King of Bath-60 men--Captain j. Il.
Hanscom. $500
Lynn Brass Band-25 men. n+g;
Canton Luccrne OF Lynn--76 men. ia
Gen. Sprague and Staff in carriages A.
The column passed over the principal
streets and the procession was one of the
finest as regards uniforms and marching
ever witnessed in this city. The streets
were crowded with spectators, and the music
by the two bands was treat seldom given in
Bath
The parade was followed by banquet at
the Sagadahoc House, and brilliant dress
ball at the Alameda this evening, rendered
To the visiting Patriarchs by Canton King.
Members of the order were present from
Portland, Lewiston, Rockland, Bangor, and
otner cities of Maine.
Tomorrow Lucerne Patriarchs 60 to Bidde-
ford.
BIDDEFoRD, Sept. 29.-Tomorrow will be
agreat day in Odd Fellow circles of this city
and Saco. j. FL. Dearborn Grand Canton of
Patriarchs Militant will entertain Lucerne
Grand Canton of Lynn, Mass.
Over hundred men in the local canton
have signiied their intention of parading,
which in addition to the visiting canton from
Lynn and squads from Lewiston, Berwick
and elsewhere. will make body of nearly
three hundred men in line. The new uni
forms Of the local canton will be exhibited
for the first time.
The procession will be formed as follows:
Platoon of Police.
Painchaud's Band.
Major Joseph I. Small and STAFF with
First nton-Capt., j. H. Dearborn; Lieut.,
William 1. Marston; Ensign, D. R: Flood:
Second Canton-Capt.. w. s. Hasty; Lieut., Chas
y Hussey; Ensign, G. w. Simmens.
Third CantonaCapt, John 4. Carpenter; Lieut.,
M W. Hall; Ensign, Volney Sprague.
Wards Band, Lynn.
Major and Stan Of Lucerne Canton.
Lucerne Canton.
Carriages containing Brigader General III. NJ
Sprague and Stat OF six men from Lewis
ton; Major o. B. Whitten and staff
of six men from Portland,
and other distinguished
visitors.
A halt is contemplated at Charles Fl.
Brackets on Union street, where collation.
will be served. Arriving at the hall, a grand
banquet will be given until o'clock, when
the bodies will again form and march to City
Hall, Saco, where concert and ball will be
given in honor Of the invited guests.
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THE SHORE BOOM.
Forty Acres Of Camden Shore Sold
to Boston Parties.

CAMDEN, Me-, Sept. 29.-Some forty acres
of shore land adjoining Lake City, Megunti-
cook Lake, were sold today to Camden and
Boston parties for cottage lots and hotel
site. Several town lots overlooking the bay
have been sold during the past few weeks,
and cottage building is now going on.
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HIckey,s unweIoome Release.

THoMAsroN, Sept. 29-George Baxter
alias John Hickey was discharged this MORN
ing by the Maine State prison authorities on
the expiration of a three years sentence for
pocket picking at Old Orchard He was I'M
mediately taken into custody by two officers
on requisition from the Governor OF Mich
lgan on the Governor of Maine, and taken to
Detroit, Mich, on charge OF murder COM
mitted there few years ago.
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BosToN, Sept. ga goodly gathering of
the First Maine Cavalry Association of Mas
sachusetts was that at the Sherman House,
in this city, last night. President I. j. Long
was in the chair, and among those who were
there we're Mr. c. A. +. Emery, the secre-
tary. and Col. A. G. Drinkwater. The meet
ing was held far the purpose of making ar
rangements for the annual reunion OF the
regiment at Bangor, Me-. ON the 4th OF DC,
leave Boston in Pullman .cars at O'Clock
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he WALKED AFTER ALL.
A Tough Frenchman's Adventure
.N Avoiding.

MECHANIC FALLS, Sept. pa French
man came down ON the Canton train today,
and when the train stopped at the west end
of the bridge to allow train to pass out of
the station, the Frenehman left the cars
and started across the bridge towards the
station. He had got nearly through when
the train came along and he attempted to get
on again. The end of the car struck him on
the shoulder and knocked him off the
bridge to the rocks below, distance of 35
feet, cutting his head badly and bruising one
leg. He was able with some assistance to
climb the steep bank and proceed to the sta
tion. How the man escaped instant death is
a mystery.
a 1appier o., cide~t.
A very pretty wedding took place at the
residence of Mr.. Gilman Thayer last even
ing, the contracting parties being Mr.. Henry
Cushman and Miss Lucy Thayer, formerly
of S. G. Thayer & Co. The marriage cere-
mony took place under an elegant arch Of
flowers and evergreen, arranged by relatives
and friends. A bountiful collation. was
served later in The evening The presents
were numerous and costly.
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Foreign Notes.

Emperor Francis Joseph opened the Hun
garian Diet yesterday. In his address he
said the relations of the empire with foreign
powers were friendly and satisfactory, but
the general situation showed the necessity
OF strengthening the military power. The
government would zealously endeavor to
maintain peace, and there is well founded
hope that in the future peace is assured.
A despatch from Paris says that Germany
intends to largely compensate the widow Of
the me-keeper who was shot by the Ger
man frontier guards. An hour before the
shooting President Grevy received an auto
graph letter from Emperor William, declar-
ing that the peace of Europe was the chief
solicitude of his declining years.
The Roman police have seized the Pope's
Jubilee medals, which are inscribed Papa
Leo 13 PoptUeI ct Rer." 1t is expected
that the Vatican will protest against the
seizure, and viii point out that the law of
guarantee recognizes the Pope's right to the
title Of sovereign,
Mrs. Otto Goldschmith Jenny Lind has
had stroke of general paralysis. Her mind
Is unimpaired.
Chamberlain, speaking ssat::..Birmingham
yesterday, expressed his good will towards
he American people.
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Earned runs-Portands, 3; LOwells, 3. Two
base hits : Hartnett Home runs-Cudworth
Shinniek, Seh0eneck. First base ON balls-Hat-
field, Thayer, Shinnick. Hit by pitched ball
Duffy of Lowell. First base on errors-PortIands,
j; Lowells, 2. Struck Out-Hartnett, Cud-
worth. Guinass0 (2.) Passed balls -Dufey, l.
Double plays-Duty, Higgins, Hartnett. Left on
bases-Portlands, q; Lowells, z. Tlme-1 hour,
As minutes. Umpire-Lynch.
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Crosby Undoubtedly In Canada.

DOVER, N. H., Sept. 29.-Charles Lord Of
harrington, whose wife eloped with p. A.
Crosby, the embezzling treasurer Of the
Lasters' Union Fair at Dover. arrived this
forenoon from Plymouth: He reported that
day afternoon, leaving that place the next
day, ostensibly for Fabyan's but in reality
for Canada.
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real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded atthe Regis
try Of Deeds:
Cumberland -Phebe 9. II. knight 70 M penson-
1900 and other consideration. -
Scarboro-F. Q. Mekenney 70 X Brown 500.
Freeport Q. j. Piller % q. .. Bennett 81 and
0'ifl iEfalrSpsWsi@a ssnnstt et al to AnsOn Gilman.
III H. sennett ct. al. to AnsOn Gilman. si93.
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beginning the Year at Harvard.

BosToN. Sept. 2S.--Harvard College be-
gins the 25lst year Of its existence. 1t Is ex-
pected that the freshmen class will exceed in
numbers any of its predecessors when the
names of those admitted at the fall exami-
nations are added to the large number passed
in June.
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MIR. Gladstone writes: "It is difficult to
overrate the effect which the governments
acq9lttal OF the police at Mitchellstown will
produce in Ireland"
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 ExoHASah STREET. PORTLAND, ME.
Address ali communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Phil Sheridan win Build a Cottage

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Sept. 29.-General
Sheridan has purchased two lots at Monquitt,
noted summer resort In Dartmouth. He
intends, it is said, to build q cottage.
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Other Games.

At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10; Louisyilles,
AT Observation-Disclosures, 2; st. Louis, 8.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 80.
The indications for Eastern New England
are slightly warmer, threatening rain, light
80 fresh variable winds, q
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept 80 1887.
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Harry Hill has shut up his New York
dance hall. de Is rich enough.
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will pitch.
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Thus it will be seen that, in a fine breeze,
the race was sailed in trife over five hours.
which is excellent, the total distance sailed
being about AZ miles.
Last year the Mayfower and Galatea had
no such good luck, and much of the distance
by which the former beat the latter was due
to the unsatisfactory conditions of weather.
The wind when the racers started was fairly
good from the northwest and the course was
20 miles to the southeast. The yachts went
out under club topsails, splnnakers and bal
loon lib topsails. The wind kept diminish
ing all day, and the Mayfower came near
not finishing within seven hours. Much
time had been lost in waiting at the start,
and hence it was late when the race was
over. The official record is as follows:
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Mean daily bar 30.0S Maximum ther. 600
Mean daily ther. ..53.7 Minimum ther. 45.5
Mean daily d'wpt49.3 Max vel. wind. 6S
Mean daily hum..s60 Total precip.".... %
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Sept. 29, 1887, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
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their bodies. They are out for hours In the
heat of the day. If traveller wants to learn
something about risk and hardship let him
go out with them once When he comes back
he will 60 off by himself and mediate awhile.
and after he medltates he will have a season
of complete prostration.
The boats are without stability. They have
only about eight inches beam, and are kept
from capslzing by an outrigger. In heavy
squalls the outrigger is not sufficient One
of the crew makes shifting ballast OF himself.
He perches himself on the outrigger This
is called one man breeze When two man
breeze d met the case is serions, and so Is
the work.
The boats are built to run over the shallow
reef water. The sketch shows the passage of
q river bar under sail. The boat is rushed
through the breakers, or over the reefs, at q
terrible rate. Sometimes amid the green
rollers of the bar nothing Of the land can be
seen in dipping save the tops of the cocoanut
trees that fringe the shore The boat has a
graceful motion, but a landsman would see
more beauty in it from the shore than when
upOn IL.
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ing up in my rear, and yet saw him as
plainly as before. He came on slowly
cautiously-always little nearer. When
within three feet of my heels the pistol
was raised to the back of my head, and l
said to myself:
$50 am to be shot. It is large bull
let, and it will go clear through my head.
l wonder why he didn't bite mep If /
was loose / would make fierce fight for
my life.
"Clugl' 1t was the sound of a pistol
hammer striking on the center of cart
ridge-a cartridge which had failed to
explode. In the same second I was on
my feet. A human figure stood before
me. I gave my heavy rifle half sweep
and the figure sank down with stif1ed
shrek Then was fully awake, and l
bent over the stranger, to find it was the
woman who should have been asleep in
the wagon. She was unconscious, but
clutched firmly in her right hand was a
bull dog pistol. l wrenched it away and
carried her to the embers of the fire, and
when had secured blaze / saw that l
had struck her on the head and given her
bad hurt. I examined the pistol, and
when found that the cartridge had been
tried by the hammer, it did not take me
long to unravel the PLOT against my life.
/ bound the woman hand and foot, and
then kept vigilant watch until day break.
She recovered consciousness long enough
before this, but the Only aid | extended
was to loosen her hands and place dish
of water beside her. She did not address
me, and had no word for her.
Wbar dow hrol-a tba-a xroa another
surprise for me. A Kickapoo Indian lay
dead under the wagon, shot through the
heart. 1t was great mystery to me, but
the woman was ready to clear it up. l
united her, washed the blood off her face
and head, and then she gave the whole
plot away. Patton had been made a
prisoner by gang of outlaws in order
that l might be robbed. These men knew
Of the tin box in the wagon. The woman
had been sent into camp with the story
she told knowing that she would get
into the wagon. The two men came to
distract my attention, and the Kickapoo
crept up to receive the box. The woman
couldn't find it, and I mistook the Indian
for a wolf and killed him. Then the
woman concluded that I had the money
on me, and while / mapped she crept up
to shoot me and secure it. She told the
particulars as coolly as relate them to
you, and when she had finished she asked
what l was going to do about it. Patton
had by that time returned, having raised
such row that his captors feared to de-
tain him longer, and he answered the
question by picking up rope and starting
for the nearest tree.
This broke the woman down, and she
begged and pleaded SO abjectly that we
left her free to go where she would when
we drove on. To have taken her to
Ockmulgee, Kickapoo or any other town
as prisoner would have been to cause us
great delay and annoyance, and it was
some consolation to know that the blow
l gave her caused a wound from which
she would not recover for many days,
She was penitent enough as we drove
away, but six weeks later was killed
with her husband, half breed, while
stealing stock from the Creek Indians
New York Sun.
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THE TURF.

Modesty is Enthusiastically roarer, and this
will probably be her last season on the turf.
William L. Scott, of Erie, and his legion Of
friends will regret exceedingly to hear that
Quito, the pride of his stable, has broken
down and may never race again.
Nathan Strauss, owner of Majolica, Of
fered 5000 and four valuable brood mares
for the Texan mare Libbie s. His offer was
refused. She is for sale for $4,000.
The stallion Norwood Chief, aged twelve
years, owned by Willis, of Paterson, N. j..
dropped dead at Emira, n Y, where he was
in the stud. He was valued at $4,000.
The National Jockey club, of Washington,
is out with a great array of stakes to be run
at its coming meeting at Washington, DC.
There will be eight days racing, beginning
Oct. 25.
Pope, the steeplechase jockey who had the
misfortune to breake his collar bone while
riding, is able to get about again. He will
probably be seen In the saddle again before
snow flies
The champion racing stallion Cohannet,
2:l713, was driven mile by his trainer, Gus
Door, at Mystic Park, in 2;20, the last half
mile in l:0Sj5. He was used for stock pur-
poses until July.
The season of Nelson, 1884 and Dictator
Chief, 2:34H, has closed and they will now be
shaped up little. The third time Nelson
went to the track this season he went
quarter in thirty-eight seconds.
Garnet, the much talked of son Of Young
Jim, is 1914 hands, CHI. g., four white feet,
low headed, rapid gated, goes low to
the ground. He joys awkwardly, but at
speed moves as square and regular as can
be- 1t is said that he can beat 2:2D
It is pretty definitely settled that jeff
Wilkes is a son Of George Wilkes, whose ESQ
list now numbers fifty Zone trotters Including
Alicia, breeders record $3.50 and four PAGERS.
Three Of the latter have records from 2.l6
that Of Mike Wilkes, made last week. 70
1904
Harwood, the owner and rider of the
steeplechaser Wheatley, is the only agentle-
man jockey" at Saratoga He rides his own
horse and often lands him victor. Harwood
Is considered one of the best steeplechase
riders in the country when I've is in good con-
dition
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The Tea Drinkers Disease.

According to The Journal Of the Amer
lean Medical Association, attention has
recently been drawn to a new nervous
disorder, said to be especially prevalent in
England and America 1t is called
''theism," or tea drinkers disease. 1t
exists in three stages-the acute, subacute
and chronic. At first the symptoms are
congestions of the alphalic vessels, cere-
bral excitement and animation of the
face. These physiological effects, being
constantly provoked, give rise after a
while to reaction marked by mental and
bodily depression. The tea drinker be-
comes impressionable and nervous, pale,
subject to cardiac troubles, and seeks re-
lief from these symptoms in further in
diligence in the favorite beverage, which
for time restores him to a sense of well
being. These symptoms characterize the
two first stages.
In chronic cases, theism Is character
lied by grave alteration Of the function
of the heart, and of the vase motors, and
by disturbance of nutrition. The pa
tent becomes subject to Authorizations,
Nightmares and nervous trembling.
With those who take plenty Of exercise a
habitual consumption may often be in
dulged in with impunity. but with
women and young people who follow
sedentary occupations this Is not the case.
The best treatment for theism is said to
be indulgence in free exercise, such as
walking and open air life.-Scientifc
American
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TOBACCO USERS.
dition.

All Asiatics may be said to USE tobacco.
The water pipe of India is called the
hookah.
The water pipe Is the favorite in the Balkan
peninsula.
Germans pipes
Both In India and Afghanistan tobacco is
called "timbakoo"
The Chinese use a handsome little water
pipe made entirely Of brass or silver.
1t Is estimated that half the male popula-
ton throughout Christendom use tobacco.
In Persia the water pipe has straight,
stiff stem, instead of the plant coil OF the
Turks
The English custom OF smoking brierwood
pipes ON the street Is growing in some eastern
cities
In Japan both men and women smoke
metal pipes, and women are as inveteIate
smokers as men,
In England the proportion of chewers Is
smaller than in the United STATES, but the
habit has increased largely IN the last decade
| The Austrian smoker carries with him on
all occasions pipe with a crooked mouth
| piece, a long, straight wooden stem and n big
porcelain or wooden bowl
Many of the peasantry in Persia smoke the
chibouk. pipe with small earthenware
bowl and stem about as thick as a broom
handle, which is placed against the lips
The Turks are inveterate smokers of the
water pipe, smoking vast quantities Of cigar
cites also, and the sultan owns jeweled water
pipes Of fabulous value that have been i'm
perial heirlooms for generations.
The whole tobacco industry Of Turkey n
under the control Of IA monopoly called the
Reggie, which pays a fixed sum annually for
the exclusive right to manufacture and sell
tobacco in that country Steamboats, and
cars in Turkey have private smoking COM
partments for ladies'